Marvel's Full Lineup of Hip-Hop Covers Revealed

Marvel Comics has revealed the full lineup of hip-hop variant covers planned for October. This new promotion comes during an already busy month, as Marvel wraps up Secret Wars and introduces the first wave of new comics making up their "All-New, All-Different Marvel" relaunch. Each of these variant covers features an artist reinterpreting a famous hi-hop album cover with a distinctly Marvel twist.

This isn't the first time Marvel has published hip-hop-themed variant covers. Earlier this year, variants for Howard the Duck #2 and Deadpool #45 paid homage to hip-hop duo Run the Jewels. This particular promotion has gathered both praise and controversy in recent weeks, with some accusing Marvel of cultural appropriation or criticizing the company's lack of minority creators.

For his part, Marvel's Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso recently told Comic Book Resources, "Hip-hop and Marvel Comics are two vital threads of pop culture that have engaged in dialogue for at least a couple decades. A lot of people know that the Wu-Tang Clan reference Marvel characters in their rhymes, but few people know how many Marvel artists are deeply influenced by hip-hop music and its culture. These covers are an attempt to show that. To demonstrate how these two communities already overlap, and hopefully create [more] overlap; to increase the dialogue and open doors for new readers and new talent."

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